Joshua 21:6

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The children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.

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The Twelve Tribes of IsraelCanaan divided among the twelve tribes of Israel after the conquest under Joshua.

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These towns across Canaan, from Galilee and Bashan to the central hill country and Gilead, were assigned as Levitical cities among Israel’s tribes. In this allotment, the Gershonite clans received cities

Places in this passage

Joshua 21:6 mentions Abdon, Aijalon, Almon, Bashan, Beeshterah, Beth-horon, Beth-shemesh, Canaan, Daberath, Debir, Dimnah, Eshtemoa, Galilee, Gath-rimmon, Geba, Gezer, Gibbethon, Gibeon, Gilead, Golan, Hammoth-dor, Hebron, Jarmuth, Jattir, Jokneam, Juttah, Kedesh, Mahanaim, Ramoth, Shechem, Shiloh and Taanach.

Photo of Beth-shemesh — Beth-shemesh · AVRAHAM GRAICER